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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK H. YOUNG, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

APPARATUS FOR DISINFECTING AND RENOVATING TEXTILE AND OTHER SUBSTANCES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,354, dated July 12, 1881,

Application filed March 23, 1881. (N0 model.) I

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK HENDERSON YOUNG, of NVashington, in the District of Golumbia, have invented new and useful improvements in apparatus for disinfecting and renovating all textile and other substances which may be capable of becoming infected by the bodily exhalationsof persons sufferingfrom sickness, &c. and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and accurate description of the same. 7

My apparatus is applicable to cleansing and renovation of alldescriptions of infected clothing, carpets, beds, bedding, &c., including feathers, curled hair, moss, &c. The active disinfection and purifying agent is heat, and the vehicle for conveying and applying it is steam. I am aware that heat and steam have been heretofore employed for this purpose, and therefore do not base any claim upon such use, but only upon the mechanism whereby I employ it.

My invention consists, principally,iu a case, cylindrical or otherwise, which I mount upon journals, so that it can be readily rotated to tumble the articles contained over and over, and thereby make equal exposure of all parts to the steam, provided with an interior axial cylinder or drum, into which steam is admitted to constitute the same a heater, and a reservoir from which steam may be discharged at will, and perforated distributer-pipes connected with said reservoir, and placed parallel with and close to the same, so that the peripheral space within the case is unobstructed, whereby steam may be discharged into the contents of the case to heat the same as it tumbles over and over within said case. The distributorpipes are controlled by valves, the stems of which project through the side of the case, so as to be opened or closed at will without opening the case.

That others may more fully understand my invention I will more particularly describe it, having reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein--- Figure l is a longitudinal section of my machine in operative position. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the steamcoupling. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of my machine.

Ais the case, which in thisinstanceis cylindrical. I prefer to make it of wooden staves,-properly secured together and nailed at their ends totheir cylindrical heads. A section, 6!, along one side of the cylinder A, is made separable and attached to the main cylinder by hinges, and at the other side secured by hasps and looks or other fastenings. In this hinged section a, which also forms the door to the case,I place Oneormore panels, I), perforated to permit the steam to escape. These panels are conveniently made of galvanized iron or other metal. Similar perforated panels may be inserted in other parts of the case A, as desired.

The case A is mounted upon journals 0 d, the bearing-boxes for which are supported in the uprights of a frame, D. The journal 0 is hollow, for the purpose of admitting steam from the pipe E. The steam required may be drawn from anyconvenientsteam-generator. The temperature of the steam employed may vary with the case. Some substances or colors will withstand higher temperature than others; but for p the renovation of articles infected .with'disease the temperature should be the highest practicable. The steam-joint at the journal 0 will be hereinafter described.

The case A is provided with a cylinder, G, constructed of sheet metal and secured in place lengthwise through the center of the cylinder. It is closed except at one end. The inlet for steam penetrates the head. This cylinder must be sufficiently strong to resist any bursting strain to which the steam may subjectit. When steam has been admitted to the cylinder G it immediately becomes a heater for the space inclosed within the case A. The steam will also condense to some extent in the cylinder G, and the water of condensation may from time to time be drawn 0E by the pipe h, with the cock '5 at its extremity, outside the cylinder.

The distributor or steam spray pipes J J are located parallel with and quite close to the cylinder G, with which they are connected at one end by means of the valves k 70, the valve-stems q of which extend out through the wall of the case A, and may be controlled at will by the attendant. The shanks lof the valves extend inward nearly to the center of thecylinder G, so that the water of condensation will not run into either of said distributer-pipes when the case is revolving.

The steam-joint at the journal 0 may becon structed in a variety of ways familiar to the skilled mechanic. In my joint, however, I obtain the requisite tightness without a packing, and to this end I make the exterior end of the journal 0 concave and fit thereto a convex head on thecoupler, making the joint close by grinding the parts together. A union coupler, m, screwed onto the journal 0, will hold the coupler in proper position as to said ground-joint without compelling the coupler t0 revolve. A clamp, n, is applied to the coupler, to prevent it from revolving.

A crank, O, and pinion I are mounted on the frame, and the pinion gears with a similar wheel on the outer head of the case A, so that it may be revolved with its contents.

The operation is as follows: The materials to be renovated are placed within the case A, and steam is admitted to the cylinder G, and said materials are thereby heated. When the contents have been sufficiently heated, so that the steam will not be rapidly condensed, the valves 7; k are opened, and steam passes into the distributor-pipes and issues therefrom in a large number of fine jets. During the whole operation the case A is maintained in revolution, so that the materials undergoing treatment are continually tumbled over and over, and are thereby equally subjected to the action of the hot steam,which is blown through said materials and escapes through the perforated plates or ventilators. When the steam treatment has continued a sufficient length of time the valves are closed and the heat from cylinder G is kept up and continued until the materials under treatment are dried. When this hasbeen accomplished the door may be opened, and the renovated material may be removed from the apparatus.

Having described myinvention, whatI claim as new is- 1. A renovator provided with an interior in closed heater connected with and taking steam from the steam-pipe, combined with a perforated independent steam-distributer pipe parallel with and close to said reservoir, whereby the contents of said renovator may freely pass around the interior periphery of the case as it revolves, and be subjected to dry or moist heat at will.

2. In a renovator having a revolving case, A, and an interior axial steam-reservoir, G, provided with perforated distributor-pipes J parallel with and close to said reservoir, and interposed valves K, combined with the extension l, whereby said valves take steam from near the center of the reservoir and avoid the water of condensation, as set forth.

3. A revolving renovator provided with an interior reservoir for steam, and independent distributcr-pipe supported at both ends close to and parallel with said reservoir, connected therewith and provided with interposed valves, whereby-said cylinder or reservoir may serve the double purpose of a heater for apparatus and a reservoir of steam for the distributerpipes.

4. A revolving renovator provided with an interior central cylinder to receive and store the steam, and two perforated distrilmter-pipes supported at each end, connected with said cylinder to take steam therefrom, and provided with interposed valves, the stems whereof project outward through the wall,so as to be controlled from without the machine.

FRANK H. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

R. D. 0. SMITH, J. O. TURNER. 

